23 Sep 2014

Die Tödliche Doris
“The fantastic and twisted first vinyl outing from these legendary 'Geniale Dilettanten' [Ingenious Dilettantes] and stalwarts of the most radical wing of the Neue Deutsche Welle." CollectorsFrenzy

“Rather than constructing a consistent identity, typically essential for pop music groups, Die Tödliche Doris challenged the notion of 'convention' or 'stereotype'. Instead, they tried with each music piece and production not to follow a 'style' or 'image'.” Wikipedia

“The acoustic distortion and actionistic
interventions in the sound recording are mediatized once again in the
performance 'Super-Mom': the Paris concert is lip-synched in Berlin, and
performers as well as audience simulate their parts. This is the first
live lip-synch show with a wig-wearing audience, which must also
simulate the applause (by holding up and moving its hands). Die Tödlich
Doris thus initiates a spiral of self-reference corresponding to that in
video feedback. The serial concept, which increasingly approaches pure
white noise with each new 'generation' of performance, is realized in
its most extreme form in 'Cavaliers live in Villingen-Schwenningen, live
lip-synched in Bonn, live lip-synched in Berlin, live lip-synched in
Bruxelles, live lip-synched in S'Hertogenbosch'.” Rudolf Frieling

Twee special
“Simplicity can indicate a lot of things in music. It can signal a lack of chops, inattention to detail, a minimalist approach, or disinterest in more complicated forms. But in a timeless fashion — like the eternal little black dress — Tracey Thorn's A Distant Shore proves that sometimes simple is the most direct route to stunning.” Lois Maffeo

Tracey Thorn A Distant Shore LP (Cherry Red, 1982)

Tracey Thorn – Too Happy

“If punk’s utilitarian manifesto was summed up by 'this is a chord, this is another, this is a third. Now form a band' and its DIY ethos by the Desperate Bicycles’ declaration 'it was easy, it was cheap — go and do it!' then by the time those calls to action had hit the Isle of Wight in the early 80s, they’d been taken on board by brother and sister Mark and Mel Litten as ‘we have a schoolgirl’s recorder, a beaten up cheap guitar and we can hit things for percussion’.” Did Not Chart

Trixie's Big Red Motorbike – That's The End Of That [Second John Peel Seession]Get it here.

“Twa Toots was the second group featuring songwriter Sarah Brown. The first being Sarah Goes Shopping who released a clutch of essential 45s. The band hailed from the Isle of Sheppey in Kent, UK and performed only a handful of concerts.” Discogs

“The group — Sarah Brown (vocals, guitar, bass, piano), Phillipa Richmond (guitar, vocals) — recorded their debut (and only) Peel session in 1983, augmented by Will Cassell (drums) and Sarah's dad Frank on trombone. But it wasn't until the latter part of 1986 that this seven track mini LP quietly slipped out on the Crystal Clear label (Cat. No. CC103) in a pressing of just 250 copies.” Maggot Caviar